I Just Want To Destroy The Sect, But How Did I Become A God Against All Odds
Chapter 154: Lost and found, found, found, found, found, found!

"Senior Brother Xinghe... you accidentally dropped something earlier. Luckily, I found it in time and picked it up for you. In this desolate place, it would have been troublesome if it went unnoticed. Please, take it back quickly."

Feng Yuzheng walked up to Chu Xinghe with a face full of pride and placed the Space Ring that had just been dropped in front of him.

Chu Xinghe was on the verge of tears...

I was being so careful just now... Does this guy have eagle eyes? How did he see it?

Damn it, are you paying this much attention to me because you have some ulterior motive?

"Oh dear... Junior Brother Yuzheng is so meticulous, unlike Senior Brother Xinghe who is so careless to lose things."

"Thank you for the compliment, Senior Brother Xinghe."

Feng Yuzheng hopped away cheerfully.

Chu Xinghe looked at the Space Ring on the table, utterly bewildered... Damn it...

Is it easy for me to lose something?

You picked it up, right? Then I'll just keep losing it!

Soon, night fell... Under the cover of darkness, Chu Xinghe quietly distanced himself from the trade caravan, found an extremely hidden spot, and oops... the Space Ring was lost again.

"I wish you prosperity, I wish you success..." Chu Xinghe hummed a little tune with satisfaction as he returned to the caravan, but as he approached the carriage, Feng Yuzheng was standing there with a smile.

"Senior Brother Xinghe... I accidentally picked up your dropped Space Ring again!"

Then Feng Yuzheng shook the Space Ring in his hand vigorously.

Chu Xinghe was dumbfounded!

Are you playing ghost mode with me?

I ran out alone in the middle of the night to lose it so far away, how did you find it?

Did you install a tracking scanner on me?

And how did you get back faster than me?

Handing the Space Ring back to Senior Brother Xinghe, Feng Yuzheng didn't claim credit this time.

Because the first time Senior Brother Xinghe lost the Space Ring, Feng Yuzheng thought it was carelessness.

But this time, Feng Yuzheng noticed that Senior Brother Xinghe deliberately threw it even further... Seeing this, Feng Yuzheng realized it wasn't so simple!

Senior Brother Xinghe wasn't careless; he was testing me!

You see, there's a secret technique in treasure appraisal called the Treasure Seeking Technique, and it seems Senior Brother Xinghe knows that our Feng family's Divine Engraving Technique includes a fairly complete version of this technique.

So he's testing me to see if I can find the ring he intentionally dropped!

Yes! That must be it!

Senior Brother Xinghe brought me out this time with a deeper purpose, to let me experience the mysteries of the Divine Engraving Technique in real combat.

Rest assured, Senior Brother Xinghe! I, Feng Yuzheng, will not disappoint your high expectations. You just keep losing things!

I, Feng Yuzheng, will risk my life today to perfectly retrieve the Space Ring for you.

Sure enough... until the latter half of the night, when everyone was most sleepy, Senior Brother Xinghe acted again... This time, he ran nearly fifty miles away, found a very hidden spot, and dropped the Space Ring!

But relying on the Treasure Seeking Technique's keen sense, Feng Yuzheng still easily found the Space Ring.

When Feng Yuzheng brought the Space Ring to Chu Xinghe for the third time, he knew that the next challenge he faced would be even greater!

What challenge Feng Yuzheng would face, Chu Xinghe didn't know.

The third time I ran fifty miles out, I almost got lost on the way back...

It took me a while to find the caravan, but as soon as I saw the carriage, Feng Yuzheng appeared... shaking the Space Ring at me all the way, what the hell does that mean?

Feng Yuzheng, are you a treasure-seeking dog?

I just want to lose something, is that so wrong? Are you trying to drive your Senior Brother Xinghe to despair?

I almost got lost... How did you get back faster than me?

Did you pick up a Space Ring or a dagger stabbed into Senior Brother Xinghe's heart?

Chu Xinghe was numb! But he didn't give up!

I refuse to believe this!

Taking the Space Ring back from Feng Yuzheng, Chu Xinghe gritted his teeth and thoroughly inspected it up and down, inside and out, but there was no trace of any tracking or anything!

This thing should be lost once it's lost!

Earlier, under the cover of darkness, I even changed all my clothes, specifically finding some nightwear, so how did you find me?

You shouldn't be learning treasure appraisal; you should be learning surveillance. Even if the person you're tracking dives into the sewers, they can't escape your pursuit!

But Chu Xinghe didn't give up on himself just because of one, two, or three setbacks.

The next night, Chu Xinghe ran over a hundred miles, found a deep forest, used the Hanging Shears to dig over fifty meters underground, even hitting an underground river...

Then he threw the Space Ring directly into the river...

On the way back, he almost got lost, but luckily found the caravan by dawn.

Ha! This time, Feng Yuzheng didn't appear before the carriage.

Chu Xinghe smiled, but the smile only lasted for half an hour before a soaking wet Feng Yuzheng returned.

"Senior Brother Xinghe, look..."

Look at your uncle... You even went after the underground river?

Holding the Space Ring, Chu Xinghe lay on the carriage, feeling utterly hopeless.

People... if you don't court disaster, you won't die... I was wrong... If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have brought you, Feng Yuzheng...

You should have stayed in the sect, even if you were figuring out how to stab me in the back, I wouldn't be mad, okay?

But what the hell is this?

Listen to what Feng Yuzheng is saying, is that even human speech?

Senior Brother Xinghe, I know you're testing me, please bring on the tests more fiercely, I can handle it.

You can handle it... but Senior Brother Xinghe is about to break.

I just want to lose something from the sect, is that so wrong? Did I dig up your Feng family's ancestral grave?

With your Feng family's abilities, why are you studying martial arts? You should open a lost-and-found service and make money by the sackful!

In the following days, Chu Xinghe tried seven more times, and the result...

The most ridiculous time, he got lost in the dense forest, and it was Feng Yuzheng who showed up and brought him back.

Looking at the repeatedly lost-and-found Space Ring in his hand, Chu Xinghe was completely numb.

Feng Yuzheng, you win... You've won this round completely.

Your Senior Brother Xinghe thanks your Feng family ancestors for eight generations, with your Feng family around, I'll never be able to lose anything from the sect in my lifetime.

With Feng Yuzheng around, the path to losing things is completely blocked and welded shut.

Looking at the Space Ring in his hand, Chu Xinghe's head hurt.

But do you think I have no other way if I can't lose the Space Ring?

Hmph! You've underestimated me!

As long as I'm determined enough, difficulties will always outnumber solutions.

Soon, Chu Xinghe had a new plan. If he couldn't lose the item, then so be it... I accept it, but what did the Great Elder say? The Gathering Star Nation urgently needs it?

A fifteen-day deadline?

If I can't lose the item, I'll work on the deadline.

You see, on this trip to deliver the item, I first have to pass through Hillside Village, and as a wanderer returning home after so long, isn't it reasonable to linger in the village for a few extra days?

After all, there are so many fellow villagers, what's wrong with staying a few extra days?

And if this delay causes the deadline to be missed, isn't that reasonable too?

The Grand Sky trade caravan claims never to breach a contract, and the Grand Sky Chamber of Commerce is renowned, representing the Grand Sky Sect. If we fail to deliver within the specified time, accidentally delaying the owner's receipt of the goods and causing them a loss...

Shouldn't the sect compensate according to the rules?

Once compensation is involved, let's not even discuss whether the Gathering Star Nation dares to demand it, but wouldn't the sect's reputation be affected if word got out?

Feng Yuzheng, you've calculated everything, but you still can't stop your Senior Brother's grand plan!

Thinking of this, Chu Xinghe was quite pleased.

"I wish you prosperity, I wish you success!"

Life is like this, full of ups and downs...

With enough downs, you'll eventually find a solution. As Chu Xinghe hummed his little tune, Shi Biao came in after announcing himself.

"Shi Biao greets Senior Brother Xinghe."

"Shi Biao, as expected of the head of the Eastern Division, this caravan is truly as steady as Mount Tai under your leadership."

"Senior Brother Xinghe, I dare not take credit for that. The caravan is so stable this time because everyone knows you're with us, and everyone is giving their all. I'm just a mouthpiece for conveying your orders, with no merit of my own."

Though his words were complete nonsense, the flattery was genuinely good.

"Shi Biao, apart from the caravan, what else does your Eastern Division usually handle?"

"Senior Brother Xinghe, the Eastern Chamber mainly..." Shi Biao earnestly explained all the secrets of the Eastern Chamber to Senior Brother Xinghe, including some private matters, without any reservation.

In fact, the biggest business of the Eastern Division is in the firm sector.

The Grand Sky Sect's firm encompasses the sale and wholesale of all kinds of goods, akin to a series of superstores, catering to both cultivators and ordinary people.

However, when it came to the firm, Shi Biao was rather helpless: "Senior Brother Xinghe, although I've been managing the firm for many years, the results have never been optimistic, only barely maintaining minimal profits. This time entering the sect, I heard the Great Elder intends to hand the firm over to someone else."

Chu Xinghe was alarmed upon hearing this!

Shi Biao has been working so hard, and although the profits aren't great, can you deny his effort? What if someone else takes over and suddenly it takes off?

"Shi Biao, don't worry. When we return, I'll personally discuss it with the Great Elder. Running a firm is indeed challenging, and handing it over to someone else might not necessarily yield better results than you."

Shi Biao was moved to tears!

He bowed deeply!

Quickly pulling Shi Biao up, Chu Xinghe further inquired about the firm's operational model and various profit methods. After listening, Chu Xinghe couldn't help but sigh, Shi Biao, you really have some skills.

If the firm continues to operate according to Shi Biao's model, in a few years, it might really take off.

How can that be! I appreciate you mainly because you're not profitable. If you start making profits for the sect, why would I support you?

"Senior Brother Xinghe previously guided the Western Division, and now it's the leader among all. Could you possibly guide our Eastern Division as well?" Shi Biao asked cautiously.

Absolutely!

Chu Xinghe nodded on the spot... Even if you didn't ask, I was planning to guide you. With your operational model, one wrong move and you're heading towards profitability, is that the original intention of our Grand Sky Sect?

Is our Grand Sky Sect so focused on profit?

Come, come... Let Senior Brother Xinghe guide you on the chamber's operational model. According to my model, if the firm doesn't go bankrupt, it would be a disservice to my brilliant ideas!

Little Feng Yuzheng, although you ruined my grand plan of losing things, you can't stop the Grand Sky Sect's vast industry. This time, Senior Brother Xinghe will help your Eastern Division firm enter a blood-loss mode, just see how you can lose!